How Mets’ top trade chip feels about deadline rumors
If the Mets make reliever Luke Weaver available at the trade deadline, he'll be one of the best relief pitchers available on the market.
ATLANTA — Luke Weaver is doing his best not to think about it, but he’s fully aware that the Mets are on track to sell ahead of next month’s trade deadline.That means some of his closest teammates in New York’s bullpen will likely be dealt over the next few weeks.There’s even a scenario where Weaver is also traded away.
“It’s impossible to walk through this life and not hear the noise,” Weaver told NJ.com before Sunday’s win over the Braves in Atlanta. “It’s out of my control.
It’s out of our control. Whatever happens, we don’t have a say in it. It’s part of this business.
We’ve already seen stuff happen this year that wasn’t what we expected in any regards.”Whether Weaver is moved or not is shaping up to be a fascinating decision for the Mets.It’s different than the trade speculation attached to veteran relievers A.
J. Minter and Brooks Raley. Those two left-handers will be free agents at the end of this season, so it would be foolish for the Mets not to trade them away.
The same logic applies to any other player on an expiring deal.Weaver is under contract for next season. He’s owed the rest of the two-year, $22 million deal he signed with the Mets this past winter.
Combine that additional year of team control with the way he’s been pitching this summer — along with his experience with the Yankees in the playoffs in recent years — and Weaver could end up being the best reliever available on the trade market.Another contender on the hunt for a high-leverage reliever might wow the Mets with an offer. If multiple teams desperate to bolster the back of their bullpen pursue a Weaver trade, the Mets could end up getting blown away.
After all, Weaver is poised to be New York’s most valuable trade chip.Mets moneyline is listed at +115 on BetMGM for Monday night’s series opener against the Braves. Our comprehensive BetMGM Sportsbook review makes it easy to figure out how to use their platform.
The Mets aren’t entering a rebuild, though. They want to contend next season and bo
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